Playing Slots Machines
Playing the slots machines is one of the cheapest ways to pass time in the casino. It is also the only games where you could bet with as little as a penny. The bet could be small, but the payout could be huge.
Have you ever heard of anybody becoming millionaires playing blackjack, baccarat or craps? I've never heard of anyone who did. Have you heard of anybody becoming millionaires playing slots machines? Of course. These people became millionaires overnight by winning the progressive jackpot. Take a look at these videos.
Slots machines can account for as high as 80% of the casino's revenue. This is because slots machines is the easiest to play. There are no special rules you have to remember. The payout is automatically calculated for you. You just insert credits and hit the "Spin" button. Many first-time casino visitors head straight to the slots.
The three major types of slots are the multiplier, the buy-a-pay and the progressive.
The multiplier. On a multiplier, the payoffs are proportionate for each coin played--except, usually, for the top jackpot. Example the maximum coins allowed is 3, and payoff for three bars is 10 for one coin played, 20 for two coins and 30 for three coins. However, three sevens might pay 500 for one coin and 1,000 for two, but jump to 10,000 when all three coins are played. Read the glass to find out if that's the case before playing less than the maximum coins on this type of machine.
The buy-a-pay. Never play less than the maximum on a buy-a-pay, on which each coin "buys" a set of symbols or a payout line. The first coin in might allow the player to win only on cherry combination, while the second coin activates the bar payouts, and the third coin activates the sevens. If a player hits three jackpot symbols on a buy-a-pay with only one coin played--the player gets nothing back. A variation is the machine with multiple payout lines, each activated by a separate coin. All symbols are active with each coin, but if a winning combination lines up on the third-coin payout line with only one or two coins played, the payoff is zero.
The progressive. You also have no reason to play less than maximum coins on a progressive machine. A player who eventually lines up the jackpot symbols gets a percentage of each coin played. These progressives machinese are linked electronically to other machines, with all coins played in the linked machines adding to a common jackpot. And you can't win the big jackpot without playing maximum coins.